Posted on 07/28/2007 9:41:09 PM PDT by LouAvul
The Iraqi government has refused to take control of more than 2,000 U.S.-funded reconstruction projects, a move that could jeopardize the country’s credit line and cost American taxpayers, according to a report by an American watchdog agency.
The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction said the government here initially agreed to take over the projects but the transfers stalled about a month after Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki took office in May 2006.
That forced U.S. officials to turn the reconstruction to local officials or to commit more money to keep them running.
The report, which was dated Wednesday, found that no completed projects had been transferred to the national government since June 30, 2006. It said 2,362 completed projects valued at $5.3 billion were pending as of May 31.
By contrast, 435 completed projects worth $501 million had been transferred between April 23, 2006, and June 30, 2006, according to the report.
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More like msnbc on any given day of the week. wake up.
sounds like all other welfare reciprients.....
no different than the victims of katrina...let the US taxpayers fund them!!!
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